Notes from Aspen
1. I shed a few tears of happiness at the weekend Aspen wedding I attended.
2. The next day I shed a few more for a different reason at the John Denver Sanctuary, a memorial tribute to the Colorado musician that sits by the Roaring Fork River and is made up of a variety of aesthetically arranged large boulders on which Denver’s lyrics are inscribed.
3. Although it was a non-denominational wedding, we danced the Hora at the reception and did some Irish step dancing in honor of the heritages of the bride and groom.
4. The only thing I missed at the John Denver Park was a boulder with “Far Out” inscribed on it, something I heard Denver say frequently back in the day on the Johnny Carson show.
5. It takes longer to boil water in high altitudes, which is hard for a tea lover like me.
6. The high altitude also effects nail polish remover. It dries before it can do what it was made for.
7. When I look up at the ski slope on Aspen Mountain, I find myself thinking about how Sonny Bono died.
8. Today when I looked up at the mountain, I saw 4 hang gliders floating above it.
9. I’ve decided that in Aspen the bluebird of happiness is the black winged magpie.
10. It’s expensive to shop here, even in the second-hand shops.
Post note: Apologies for the dark photos. They’re posting darker than they look when I take them, and I’m not set up here at the library to lighten them, so I’ve decided that they’re silhouettes (which works well to protect the innocents).
October 3rd, 2005 2:41 pm
Welcome home, Colleen! Nice to hear you had a good time at the wedding and on the rest of the trip. You’ll have good memories to sustain you through the long winter ahead.
October 3rd, 2005 5:44 pm
The photos are not dark….but they are not light either.
Is that Joe’s brother???? Or sister?? I forget now.
October 4th, 2005 6:57 am
All those elements give a good portrait of the place….
October 4th, 2005 10:34 am
The photos are beautiful Col, not dark. The wedding picture has a rich purple hue adding to the quality. Wasn’t that intentional? Her dress appears to be white with a hint of lilac color. Stunning. As for John Denver; I was a big time fan before his death in 1997. Today, I still honor him for his service to his fellow man and the enviromental issues he brought forth while he was here. I saw him on three occasions and loved every moment of it. Not only was his music great but he actually shared with his audience; telling us for whom and for what reason he wrote a particular song. “Far out” indeed!
October 4th, 2005 1:13 pm
I actually really like the photos!
October 4th, 2005 1:13 pm
I actually really like the photos!
October 4th, 2005 2:02 pm
Lovely Post. I can hear John singing. ; )
October 4th, 2005 2:31 pm
I’m not home yet! Not nearly. We’re on our way to Brekinridge Co. to see my cousin Bobby. We’re at a gas station right now and they have a computer station set up! Posting coming soon…